KIRKGAIT ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC343349 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-23

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,771 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

↓ 99% YoY

Current Assets

£100

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£100	—
Current assets	£100	—
Net assets	£100	£15.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-07-01
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2024-07-26
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2023-07-04
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accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts · AA
2019-02-28
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accounts · AA
2018-06-02
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gazette · DISS40
2018-05-31
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accounts · AA
2018-05-08
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gazette · GAZ1
2017-07-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-02-28
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accounts · AA
2016-07-12
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2016-02-25
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accounts · AA
2015-08-10
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annual-return · AR01
2013-12-31
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MYATT, David Edwin resigned
director
2008-05-23
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Company incorporated
As KIRKGAIT ENTERPRISES LTD
2008-05-23
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ROBERTSON, Michael George appointed
director
2008-05-23
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MYATT, David Edwin appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael George Robertson Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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NILUPUL FOUNDATION→ SC374630 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	75y
DOORWORKS LIMITED→ SC180906 · est 1997	—	—	—	100	28y	82	58y
INNOV8 INTERIORS LIMITED→ SC207226 · est 2000	—	—	—	0	26y	82	75y
WOOD LEISURE LIMITED→ SC197783 · est 1999	—	—	—	500	26y	82	74y
BROUGHTY FERRY YMCA→ SC361177 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	81	75y
FRIENDS OF LOCHLEE KIRK→ SC371315 · est 2010	—	—	—	8	16y	81	65y
LIFEGATE→ SC283275 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	81	66y
MAXWELLTOWN INFORMATION CENTRE→ SC228491 · est 2002	—	—	—	25	24y	81	71y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Kirkgait

Letham Angus

Forfar

Angus

DD8 2XQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-06

Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Michael George→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-23

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Active

MYATT, David Edwin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-05-23 · resigned 2013-12-31

Resigned

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